Having a bit of chat about being injured and coming back. Hopefully he can have an impact between now and the end of the season.
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Games a lot different to training... explains a lot on how Burstow, Hemir, Ba can shine in training but very ineffective in a game.
Hopefully the club offer Evans a new deal.
Id like to see us set our sights higher than Evans and sign a decent CDM around the mid 20s.
I like the bloke and hes good to have around but he's nearly in his mid 30s now, injury prone and it goes to show when he moved down to League 1 to sign for us he had very little interest from any other Championship teams. He was struggling to get game time for Blackburn.
If we want top 6 next season we really need to make our ambitious higher.
Id like to see us set our sights higher than Evans and sign a decent CDM around the mid 20s.
I like the bloke and hes good to have around but he's nearly in his mid 30s now, injury prone and it goes to show when he moved down to League 1 to sign for us he had very little interest from any other Championship teams. He was struggling to get game time for Blackburn.
If we want top 6 next season we really need to make our ambitious higher.
I agree mate, totally.
But we need more than one CDM and he's perfect to have for rotation.
By all means improve the side but no one at the club is currently as good in that position.
There's a few we could try, before the end of the season like Elise, Seelt, Hume but it's not an easy position imo.
I would hope Ekwah will improve next season after his first full season playing Championship football but id like to see a new CDM playing alongside Neil, with Ekwah as back up to him.
Its an area we really need to improve in quality wise, and i just dont think Evans is a solution for us if we want to keep on improving and moving forward as a club.
I would hope Ekwah will improve next season after his first full season playing Championship football but id like to see a new CDM playing alongside Neil, with Ekwah as back up to him.
Its an area we really need to improve in quality wise, and i just dont think Evans is a solution for us if we want to keep on improving and moving forward as a club.
We should wait and see what he can do before the seasons over, before committing to renewing him, the squad is already bloated and we probably need a few to leave before we can recruit.

Dack in particular![]()
One of the most pointless and disappointing signings weve made in a long time.
Sadly, more likely to score than any of our strikers.
Sadly, more likely to score than any of our strikers.
8 games left, I bet if he started those 8 games he'd get 3 goals, which is more than I would estimate for the others.
Good to hear he is making good progress and we could see him before the end of the season if not before. Also said he felt part of the Sunderland family and has been well looked after. So good to hear too .We should consider keeping him until someone we have is better, whether its a step up from someone already hear or brought in who is already better. It could be another potential who might need a bit longer to settle in who knows but hopefully we have another really good go and have another great season end like the last one. We all live in hope.
